Leviticus 23:26-32 - Homilies By J.a. Macdonald

The Feast of Expiation.

This great occasion, the ceremonies of which are more particularly described in Leviticus 16:1-34 , was to be—

I. A HOLY CONVOCATION , IN WHICH THE PEOPLE WERE TO AFFLICT THEIR SOULS . Learn hence:

1 . That sin must be mourned.

2 . The mourning must be thorough.

3 . The soul is to be afflicted because of the atonement.

II. THIS HOLY CONVOCATION WAS ON THE TENTH DAY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH .

1 . This was to suggest the riches of redemption.

2 . The association of the tenth day with the seventh month also is suggestive.